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COREGONUS SP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- whitefish
1, record 1, English, whitefish
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lake herring 1, record 1, English, lake%20herring
correct
- cisco 1, record 1, English, cisco
correct
- tullibee 1, record 1, English, tullibee
correct
- lake tullibee 2, record 1, English, lake%20tullibee
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various food fishes ... of the genus Coregonus that resemble the salmon and trout in having an adipose dorsal fin but have a smaller and nearly or quite toothless mouth and that inhabit clear lakes and streams of No. America, Europe, and Asia. 3, record 1, English, - whitefish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family: Salmonidae. 4, record 1, English, - whitefish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
whitefish: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 4, record 1, English, - whitefish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cisco
1, record 1, French, cisco
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corégone 1, record 1, French, cor%C3%A9gone
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille : Salmonidae. 2, record 1, French, - cisco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cisco, corégone : noms français commerciaux normalisés par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 2, record 1, French, - cisco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le cisco ou corégone regroupe ici diverses espèces de Coregonus, par exemple : artedii (cisco de lac; lake herring,lake cisco ou tullibee en anglais), sardinella (cisco sardinelle; least cisco en anglais) et laurettae (cisco de l'Alaska, cisco de Béring; Bering cisco en anglais), à l'exception du grand corégone (C. clupeaformis). 3, record 1, French, - cisco
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hareng de lac
- corégone cisco
- poisson blanc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coregono 1, record 1, Spanish, coregono
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Squanga whitefish
1, record 2, English, Squanga%20whitefish
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the Coregoninae(Coregonus sp.) sub-family endemic to Canada. McAllister, Parker and McKee(MS) recommended the status of "threatened" for this species. 2, record 2, English, - Squanga%20whitefish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- corégone du Squanga
1, record 2, French, cor%C3%A9gone%20du%20Squanga
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la sous-famille de Coréganinés. 2, record 2, French, - cor%C3%A9gone%20du%20Squanga
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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